The start of a new season
Sunday, 01 December 2013
This is the opening of a new month, on the heels of Thanksgiving and the beginning of new holidays where everyone is in a flurry and feeling joyous and also terrified about the stress of it all. Not to stress — relax, breathe, be happy, put a smile on your face until it makes you
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Your Brain Power: Important Steps To Take Today
Monday, 09 September 2013
Build The Strength Within — the idea came to me as I witnessed my own struggle with tragedy and dramatic sorrow and knew that I had to find a way to take hold of my mind and salvage my own sanity and spirit. Every single day there are events that take us off on a
You want your best life?
Thursday, 05 September 2013
I do. I begin by giving thanks every single day for what I have and it includes: the ability to see; to hear; to smell; to feel; to move; and to do so without assistance of machinery or paid helpers or loved ones who have elected to pitch in as care providers. Although I am
Labor Day 2013
Monday, 02 September 2013
What an interesting concept — to honor the labor of others. Straight from Wikipedia, here is what we learn: “In the United States, Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute
When it comes to the discussion of faith…
Monday, 12 August 2013
People often talk about the problems with organized religion instead of placing the focus on their soul. This is a mistake. Any time there is conversation about what human beings are involved in, there is an opportunity for pathology to surface. Pathology is the maladjustment to this life, to this reality of what is accepted
People who model success — are you one?
Sunday, 28 July 2013
I did an informal poll of people I encountered last week, asking them — Do you expect success in your life? The results are as mixed as people’s beliefs. 65% told me that they do indeed expect success in everything they
The reach for excellence
Monday, 03 June 2013
What is it, that thing referred to as excellence? Is it when you simply do your best, regardless of the outcome? Is it an unreachable completely out of the realm goal that we cannot ever achieve? How you answer these questions is revealing. Our mind never lies, the first instinctive thought that runs through our
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What drives you to suceed
Thursday, 30 May 2013
What is it that all of my topics and blogs and programs have in common? The SELF. The words has been ravaged over time and people often mistake focus on the self as a negative, selfish activity. I understand, and it can certainly go too far as in the case of Narcissus, who fell in
Self Determination Theory
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
What is it that we do to make decisions? What is that internal process? And what are the external influences? We need to know and understand the answers to these questions because if we do not, our life is bound to be significantly less intentional than we want for it to be. Whenever we experience
Reaching to be Your Ideal Self
Thursday, 11 April 2013
My work and my personal life are about as entwined as possible – by design. I aim to live the life I write about, talk about, and profess. I find myself needing to make adjustments all the time because I am motivated, highly motivated, to keep on reaching to become the person who is the
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